JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., 5050 Edgewood Ct., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Two order pickers turned into the same aisle in a warehouse. One of them hit a pallet, which fell and landed on the right leg of the employee operating the other order picker. The leg was broken above the ankle.
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An employee was operating a front-rider pallet jack from a freezer box to the loading dock when the vehicle collided with a stand-up forklift that was driving around a corner. The employee suffered multiple fractures in their left foot.
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SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT—
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